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A visit to the Holy Spirit Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.

Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.

The Location of the Holy Spirit Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Holy Spirit Cemetery:

42.5770, -78.9384

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Holy Spirit Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Holy Spirit Cemetery is located in Erie County<2>.

The county seat for Erie County is located in Buffalo. Buffalo lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the north of the Holy Spirit Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Holy Spirit Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Holy Spirit Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Holy Spirit Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Huson Family Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The Huson Family Cemetery is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huson Family Cemetery
  • Brant Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Brant Cemetery is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brant Cemetery
  • Holy Cross Lutheran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Versailles Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Dittman Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Dittman Cemetery is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dittman Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
  • Rathburn Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Rathburn Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rathburn Cemetery
  • Pine Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Cemetery
    • The Pine Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Gowanda Pine Hill Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65646 <5>
  • Jerusalem Corners Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Rugg-Town / West Perrysburg Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Rugg-Town / West Perrysburg Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugg-Town / West Perrysburg Cemetery
    • The Rugg-Town / West Perrysburg Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Rugg Town Cemetery
    • West Perrysburg Cemetery
    • West Perrysburgh Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2211547 <5>
  • Maltbie Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Maltbie Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maltbie Cemetery
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Knight Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Knight Cemetery is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knight Cemetery
    • St. Paul's Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • North Evans Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The North Evans Cemetery is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Evans Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the North Evans Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the southwest of Scranton.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #830503 <5>
    • Smith Mills Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Smith Mills Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Mills Cemetery
    • Balltown Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Balltown Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown Cemetery
    • Jolls Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Jolls Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolls Cemetery
    • Broadway Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Broadway Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadway Cemetery
    • Mortons Corners Rural Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Mortons Corners Rural Cemetery is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mortons Corners Rural Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mortons Corners Rural Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the west of Springville.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1415439 <5>
    • Mols Hill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Mols Hill Cemetery is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mols Hill Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Holy Spirit Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Holy Spirit Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Shirley
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Shirley is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
  • North Collins
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Pontiac
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Pontiac is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac
  • Brant
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Eden
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Angola
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Derby
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Gowanda
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Gowanda is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowanda
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,524 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gowanda <6>
  • Angola-on-the-Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Angola-on-the-Lake is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angola-on-the-Lake
  • Lake Erie Beach
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake Erie Beach is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Erie Beach
  • Farnham
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Perrysburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Wyandale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Wyandale is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandale
    • Irving
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Morton Corners
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Morton Corners is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton Corners
    • Water Valley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Water Valley is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
    • Concord
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Concord is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
    • Boston
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Silver Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Parcells Corners
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Parcells Corners is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parcells Corners
    • Cottage
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Cottage is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage
    • Patchin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Patchin is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patchin
    • North Boston
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • North Boston is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Boston
    • Hamburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Wanakah
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Wanakah is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanakah

For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

Nearby communities with newspapers ...

The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Holy Spirit Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Erie County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Holy Spirit Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Holy Spirit Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to New York:
  • Pages specific to Erie County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:

    • Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...

    Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.

    We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Holy Spirit Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #953104  (Holy Spirit Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #953104 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
      • BGN Class: cemetery
      • County: Erie
      • Est. Elev: 256 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: North Collins
      • Location given for Holy Spirit Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.5770047     Lon: -78.9383681
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    Footnotes ...

    <1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Erie, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Holy Spirit Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add.
    <5>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.